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Across the Alley From the Alamo
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The Mills Brothers
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Written by Joe Greene
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Peaked at # 7 in 1947
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Competing versions charted by Stan Kenton (#11) and Woody Herman (#12)
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Across the alley from the Alamo
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Lived a pinto pony and a Navajo
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Who sang a sort of Indian "Hi-de-ho"
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To the people passin' by
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The pinto spent his time a-swishin' flies
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And the Navajo watched the lazy skies
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And very rarely did they ever rest their eyes
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On the people passin' by
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One day, they went a walkin' along the railroad track
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They were swishin' not a-lookin' Toot! Toot!, they never came back
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Oh, across the alley from the Alamo
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When the summer sun decides to settle low
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A fly sings an Indian "Hi-de-ho"
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To the people passing by
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Across the alley from the Alamo
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Lived a pinto pony and a Navajo
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Who used to bake frijoles in cornmeal dough
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For the people passing by
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They thought that they would make some easy bucks
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By washin' their frijoles in Duz and Lux,
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A pair of very conscientious clucks
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To the people passin' by
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Then they took this cheap vacation, their shoes were polished bright
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No, they never heard the whistle, Toot! Toot! they're clear out of sight
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Oh, across the alley from the Alamo
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When the starlight beams its tender glow
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The beams go to sleep and then there ain't no dough
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For the people passin' by
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One day, they went a walkin' along the railroad track
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They were swishin' not a-lookin' Toot! Toot!, they never came back
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Oh, across the alley from the Alamo
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When the summer sun decides to settle low
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A fly sings an Indian "Hi-de-ho"
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To the people passin' by
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Across the alley from the Alamo
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Across The Alley From The Alamo
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| The Mills Brothers |
